From stress communication to depressive symptoms among couples facing vision impairment
The mediating role of dyadic coping
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4592622 |
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| Authors | Stephanie Alves (0000-0002-7326-7115, Universidade Lusófona, corresponding author), Katharina Weitkamp (0000-0002-0233-9177, University of Zurich), Christina Breitenstein (0000-0002-1312-1413, University of Zurich), G Bodenmann (0000-0003-0964-6409, University of Zurich) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 357 |
| Pages | 117171 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117171 |
| PMID | 39111263 |
| OpenAlex | W4401284500 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
Vision impairment is considered one of the most common disability worldwide, can induce considerable stress for both patients and their spouses and may subsequently affect couples' psychological functioning. This study examined whether dyadic coping (DC) mediated the association between stress communication (SC) and depressive symptoms among couples coping with one partner's vision impairment. A total of 99 Swiss couples completed questionnaires assessing SC, various types of DC, and depressive symptoms. An Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model was performed. Results showed that (1) the more one partner communicated stress, the less the other partner perceived negative DC and, consequently, the less the partner perceiving negative DC reported depressive symptoms; (2) the more partners communicated stress, the more they and their partners engaged in common DC and, consequently, the less the partner engaging in common DC reported depressive symptoms; (3) the more partners communicated stress, the less they and their partners engaged in protective buffering and, consequently, the less the partner engaging in protective buffering reported depressive symptoms. This pattern of associations occurred similarly for patients and their spouses. Our findings underline the interpersonal experience of vision impairment within couples and the importance of fostering explicit SC and common DC in psychosocial rehabilitation interventions directed at couples facing one partner's vision impairment
Cognition · Depressive symptoms · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Mediation · Partner effects · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Health, psychology, and well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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